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TOM BLEFKO
214 Fox Grove Place
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Mobile: (717) 587-6600
E-Mail: tblefko@comcast.net
Weblog: www.tomblefko.com
I am a real estate broker with over twenty-five years experience in all facets of the residential and commercial real estate industry including sales, leasing, office management, property management, development, marketing, construction and brokerage. During the course of my career, I have been an award-winning salesperson who has successfully closed hundreds of real estate transactions as well as provided fellow agents with valuable advice during contract negotiations and settlements.
Professional Experience:
2010 – present Real Estate Instructor – Real Estate Education Center, Harrisburg, PA
2009 – present Operations Manager – Prudential Homesale Services Group, Colonial Park Office, Harrisburg, PA
2002-2009 Broker – Millfield Real Estate Group, Lancaster, PA
1998-2002 Vice President – AdCom Realty, Mechanicsburg, PA
1996-1998 Office Sales Manager – Jack Gaughen Realtor, Colonial Park Office, Harrisburg, PA
1990-1996 Director of Corporate Services & Director of Education – Concept 100 Real Estate, Lancaster, PA
1983-1990 Real estate sales associate – Coldwell Banker Slaugh Cooper, Lancaster, PA
Professional Activities and Involvement:
• Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors – Past director representing Lancaster
• Lancaster County Association of REALTORS® – Past Board Member and Secretary. Served on the following committees: Long Range Planning, Member Grievance Panel, Consumer Grievance Panel, Legislative, Nominations, Newsletter, Multiple Listing Service, Budget/Finance, Professional Development, Ethics, Banquet Task Force and Open House Web Site Task Force.
• Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® – Served on the following committees: Management Council, Strategic Planning, Grievance, Membership Recruiting, Public Realations and Standard Forms.
• Industrial, Commercial and Investment Council of the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® – Past Chairman and Board Member
• Lancaster County Association of REALTORS® – New Agent Orientation Instructor (Fair Housing)
Education:
• Franklin & Marshall College ’81; B.A. Business Administration
• Lancaster Catholic High School ’77
Community Involvement:
• Hummelstown Boro Planning Commission – Present Member
• Hummelstown Improvement Program – Past Chairman
• Lancaster County Association of REALTORS® – Organizer for Transitional Living Center (TLC) “Day of Caring”
• United Way – Past Fundraising Chairman for Jack Gaughen Realtor
• Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® Foundation – Past Thanksgiving Food Drive Chairman for AdCom Realty
• Northside Lancaster Cosmopolitan Club – Past President and Treasurer
• Nye Elementary School (Lower Dauphin School District) – Past Fundraising Chairman
• Lower Dauphin School District – Summer league basketball coach for girls (14-17 year old)
Personal & Miscellaneous:
• Finisher in nine, 26.2 mile marathons:
’01 Sunburst Marathon, South Bend, IN
’02 Mad City Marathon, Madison, WS
’04, ’06, ’07 & ’11 Harrisburg Marathon, Harrisburg, PA
’06 Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati, OH
’05 & ’08 Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia, PA
• Franklin & Marshall College basketball team:
’81 William H. Fausnacht Award as Most Valuable Player
’81 NCAA Division III Basketball regional third place team
’79 NCAA Division III Basketball Final Four
’79 team inducted into F&M’s sports hall of fame
• Lancaster Catholic High School basketball team:
’77 Pennsylvania Class AA state tournament Final Four
’77 Pennsylvania Class AA state tournament team
’77 Lancaster Lebanon Basketball Section II all-star team
• Personal activities include a passion for reading non-fiction books, trying to lower my golf handicap (11), purusing real estate trade journals and web sites, adding to my real estate blog and vacationing anywhere where it is warm, sunny and a golf course is within a ten minute drive.
